CHAPTER NUMBER: 624 
File Code: Property
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 566/96 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 712  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Hixson, Goldwater, and Kopp
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
  Tax
 Credits  - Businesses That Create New Jobs
 
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or governing
body of a county or municipal corporation to grant a credit against
the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real and
personal property meeting specified eligibility criteria; prohibiting
the credit under specified circumstances; providing for computation of
the credit; requiring a specified notification; requiring the lessor
of real property eligible for a tax credit to reduce a specified
liability of specified lessees; etc.
House Action
- 9/12
 -  Pre-filed
 - 1/8
 - First Reading Ways and Means
 - 1/22
 - Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 3/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/14
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/17
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 - 4/5
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (124-1)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 624
 
Senate Action
- 3/18
 - First Reading Budget and Taxation
 - 3/19
 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Special Order 4/7 (Delegate Conway) Adopted
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
 - Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS
 - COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- BANKS & TRUST CO; CREDIT U
 - FRANCHISES
 - INCOME TAX
 - INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
 - LEASES AND RENT -see also- EVICTION
 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
 - NOTICES
 - PROPERTY TAX -see also- ASSESSMENTS
 - REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes -
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SUNSET
 - TAX CREDITS
 - UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES
 - WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Insurance
 - (
 6-115 
)
 -   Tax - General
 - (
 8-216 ,
 8-413 ,
 10-704.7 
)
 -   Tax - Property
 - (
 9-229 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 445535/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1997     at: 11:43
 Status: Adopted         
 - Senate
 - Number: 819807/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997      at: 12:15
 Status: Adopted